Man gets DUI on motorized bar stool

Published: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 4:12 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 4:12 p.m.

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorized bar stool.

Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a crash with injuries on March 4, they found a man who had wrecked a bar stool powered by a deconstructed lawn mower.

Twenty-eight-year Kile Wygle was hospitalized for minor injuries. Police say he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he told an officer at the hospital that he had consumed 15 beers. Wygle told police his motorized bar stool can go up to 38 mph.

<p>NEWARK, Ohio (AP)  Authorities in Ohio say a man has been charged with drunken driving after crashing his motorized bar stool.</p><p>Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a crash with injuries on March 4, they found a man who had wrecked a bar stool powered by a deconstructed lawn mower.</p><p>Twenty-eight-year Kile Wygle was hospitalized for minor injuries. Police say he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he told an officer at the hospital that he had consumed 15 beers. Wygle told police his motorized bar stool can go up to 38 mph.</p><p>Wygle has pleaded not guilty and has requested a jury trial.</p>